As we gear up for 2015, what looks set to drive growth for the health and fitness sector?

An overview of Gerflor’s work with premium health club operator David Lloyd Leisure

A groundbreaking US study has found that fasting can strengthen the immune system, and may have a role to play in healthy ageing

Health clubs rise and fall on the strength of their financial control and keeping the confidence of stakeholders, says Katherine Selby

Findings from the 2014 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report

Michael Oliver analyses the findings of Mintel’s 2014 Health and Fitness Clubs industry report

Vasper claims to reproduce the effects of intense anaerobic training in just 20 minutes. We report

David Hopkins, MD and founder of mystery shopping and research company Proinsight, on turning everyday insights into profits

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has launched an innovative new Fitness Marketplace enabling customers to search and choose gym passes, fitness classes and memberships from more than 2,000 gyms and health clubs across the country.

Why Les Mills group programming can have a powerful impact on retention

The University of Huddersfield’s gym area gets a functional flooring boost and a brand new look – in just five hours

The CEO of corporate wellness specialist High Five Health Promotion talks to Kate Cracknell about entering the UK market and about pan-European growth plans

Nicky Jobson looks ahead to the highlights in store for visitors to this year’s Leisure Industry Week

While the bulk of wearable technology has so far focused on wristwear, a company from India wants to get to the heart and sole of fitness tracking through a new pair of wearable trainers.

IHRSA unveils the world’s top health and fitness brands in this year’s Global 25 report

David Thompson visits the new Athlete Lab cycle hub in London, to see how its team is putting a different spin on performance training

People could be shifting their Christmas-list focus towards the wearable technology market this year, as consumer interest continues to grow in the booming fitness monitoring sector.

EuropeActive and Deloitte share the topline findings from their new European Market Report

The chair of Health & Fitness Nordic talks to Kate Cracknell about the disruptive influence of technology and the fundamental need for businesses to be useful

As the economic climate improves, what should operators be doing to catch the attention of investors? We ask our panel of experts

Gerflor completes its installation at Metro Fitness in Stockport, owned by European boxing champion Matthew Hatton and his father Ray

Key topics of discussion from this year's SIBEC UK event

As the wearable tech market heats up with firms like Apple, Samsung and Google at the centre of a battle for supremacy, the latest figures from mobile research firm Flurry show that consumer appetite for fitness apps shows no sign of abating.

Senior research manager Melissa Rodriguez outlines the findings of the 2014 IHRSA Global Report

EuropeActive plans to grow usage of fitness centres to 80 million members across Europe by 2025. But how?

Part nine of a nine-part series Leisure centres have a way to increase their sales, income and reach without any financial Outlay, thanks to Alliance Leisure's ‘No Risk' package

Sean James reports on the growing functionality and popularity of apps among gym members and health club operators alike

US-based educational entertainment developer LeapFrog has unveiled one of the first wearable activity trackers designed for children.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Physical Company reflects on its key milestones and looks ahead to the future

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